Weather Records on 19 October 1985

974 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1985. Highest significance: Wills Pt, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 1985

On 19 October 1985, 974 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
421 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 943 daily.
Wills Pt set a daily record precipitation of 150.1 mm (5.9 in) on 19 October 1985.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

974 stations

974 station records on 19 October 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stamps	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jacinto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hunt 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wailuku 386	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Los Ramones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Reynolds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cerralvo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Denison Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

974 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 365, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 424.

Records on 19 October 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	365
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	424
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 October 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 943.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

817 broken records

Margins by which the 817 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 143.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1985

Top 20 records on 19 October 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1985	Wills Pt, US	daily rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1985	Corsicana, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1985	Dumas, US	all-time rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1985	Albion, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1985	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1985	Charlotte, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1985	Waxahachie, US	monthly rain	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1985	Howell Wwtp, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1985	Gilmer 4 WNW, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1985	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1985	Rochester, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1985	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1985	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1985	Atlanta, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1985	Stamps, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1985	Jefferson, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1985	Lampasas, US	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1985	Eastland, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1985	Fredericksburg, US	daily rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1985	Riomedina, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1806 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1985. 1985 had 974 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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Data for records on 1985-10-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	664
20 to 40	92
40 to 60	35
60 to 80	14
80 to 100	8
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1